Chapter 7 Prayer
The various aspects of human life are warm and touching, but they belong to humans. Only the treasures of the wishing tree can warm the fox's heart in this lonely night.
On the wishing tree, the three signs with the names of Chen Shan, Shen Qiao and Chen Yan all turned into light blue at once, one step further than Xiantian Fox Courtyard.
After all, in Tianhu Academy, Gong Mengbi is just a small student, but in the Shen family, Gong Mengbi is already a life-saver.
From the lowest rank to the ninth rank, Gong Mengbi did not make a wish, but the wishing tree still gave him a reward.
"The Art of Fetal Transformation"
"Five Ghosts Method"
"Illusion Enhancement"
As expected, they were all useful things for Gong Mengbi.
Shapeshifting is different from illusion. The human form created by illusion is fake, while shapeshifting is real. The shapeshifting technique granted by the Wishing Tree is unique and can even forge a spirit fetus during the transformation.
Other foxes that transformed into humans were just ordinary people, but Gong Mengbi transformed into a human with a spiritual fetus through the art of changing fetuses.
Cultivation in the form of an animal is difficult, but cultivation in the form of a human is easy. Cultivation in the form of a human with a spirit is even easier, better and faster.
The Five Ghosts Method could be used immediately. Gong Mengbi had originally planned to send Xu Banxian's soul and the Five Ghosts to the underworld. Xu Banxian was easy to deal with, as he could simply be sent to the underworld and punished in hell. However, the Five Ghosts, despite their tragic experiences, were likely to be unruly and difficult to reincarnate.
If it is tamed using the Five Ghosts Method, it will accumulate merits in the future, wash away its hostility, and transform into a spirit ghost. Whether it is reincarnation or becoming a ghost immortal, both are a way out.
As for the ability to enhance illusions, it was a natural gift for Gong Mengbi's fox. Ninety-nine percent of fox demons in the world knew illusions, and the rest were masters. This was the fox's signature skill, and its primary means of survival.
It seems that what Gong Mengbi demonstrated at the banquet he hosted for Xu Banxian was illusion. Although he used the power of burning incense, his illusion was still very advanced.
When Gong Mengbi returned to the deserted garden, he set up an incense table and an altar, invited the tablet of the Goddess of Mount Tai to come up, wrote down his actions in a document, kept the original copies of the confessions of the Green-faced Ghost and the Red-faced Ghost, and burned the copies together with the document, which went straight into the sky with green smoke.
As the green smoke gathered and lingered, Gong Mengbi knew his petition had been successful. He silently prayed, "Gong Mengbi, a student from the Heavenly Fox Academy, has today slain an evil cultivator and captured his five ghosts. I now intend to escort his soul to the underworld of Mount Tai for trial. Please, Goddess, bless this journey with success."
Of course, the Queen Mother of Mount Tai would not respond, but the Queen Mother of Mount Tai was in charge of all the foxes in the world, so she had her own spiritual response. Others might not be able to feel it, but Gong Mengbi felt the blessing falling on him through the wishing tree.
This is the spiritual response of the Goddess of Mount Tai.
With this, Gong Mengbi felt relieved.
The fox is between the living and the dead, and can walk the path of yin and yang.
Light the foxfire lantern and walk into the darkness, and a dark passage will naturally appear.
Xu Banxian's soul was covered with a talisman by Gong Mengbi, which looked like a ghost painting, but was actually an illusion of the fox.
Gong Mengbi moved forward, and Xu Banxian's soul swayed left and right, following behind him.
The dim green foxfire lanterns illuminated the road ahead, just like walking between mountains, the road was narrow and difficult to walk on, until the light came out, revealing the true appearance of Taishan Mansion.
But Gong Mengbi was a living fox after all, not a dead fox, so the underworld he saw was also shrouded in thick fog, and what little he saw was as unclear as if he had floaters.
He didn't need to go forward, because the underworld official on duty had already come to inquire, "Who has trespassed into the underworld?"
Gong Mengbi cupped his hands and said, "I am Gong Mengbi, a student of the Sky Fox Academy, and I am here to bring the sinful souls here."
The Yin official raised his eyes and said, "So it's a student from the Sky Fox Academy. In that case, bring the sinner forward."
Xu Banxian stepped forward. The Yin official used the soul-binding rope to capture Xu Banxian's soul and said, "Yin and Yang have different paths. Little fox, you should go back first. Once the Soul Bureau investigates this beast's crimes, we will inform you."
Gong Mengbi didn't take it seriously. He simply presented copies of the confessions of the Green-Faced Ghost and the Red-Faced Ghost, saying, "This demon Taoist mastered the Five Ghost Technique. These are the confessions of the ghosts and gods. If necessary, we can summon the five ghosts and gods for a confrontation in court."
The underworld official nodded, and Gong Mengbi lit the foxfire lantern and returned to the world of the living.
The fox fire led the way, shuttling between the Yin and Yang worlds, but the underworld was not peaceful now. If it were not for the help of the Goddess of Mount Tai, Gong Mengbi would not be willing to go.
If the Tianhu Academy's assessment did not include not only the Taoist practice but also the good deeds, Gong Mengbi could have taken the sinful soul to the City God Temple.
The problem was that the ghosts and gods in charge of the mortal world were equivalent to provincial governors, capable of arbitrary and dictatorial power. They wouldn't credit Gong Mengbi's contribution. Only the Taishan Prefecture, where the Taishan Emperor presided over the Taishan Emperor, would consider the Tianhu Court as their own, given the spiritual connection with the Taishan Goddess.
Gong Mengbi knew that no one would take him seriously as he was born a wild fox, so when he went out, he just regarded himself as a student of Tianhu Academy, and was considered a follower.
Only by hugging the thighs of the Taishan Goddess can one feel a little love. Therefore, every fifteenth day of the month, one must worship the Taishan Goddess. If one does something good, such as what happened to Xu Banxian, one must report it in time.
The crying child gets the milk, so don't try to show off your presence. With so many foxes in the world, how could the Taishan Goddess know which one little Gong Mengbi is? Although the Taishan Goddess herself would not respond to him, the increasing spiritual blessings of the Taishan Goddess could not deceive the foxes.
After all the communication, Xu Banxian's matter was over. As for the five ghosts he had subdued, no one would bother him much, but he would be responsible for their supervision. If the five ghosts did evil, the retribution would be on him.
When he returned to the world of the living, he found that the Shen family, young and old, were burning incense and worshiping outside the East Garden again.
When the two children came back and told him about it, Chen Shan knew that it was the fox spirit who saved them. He hurried to fulfill his vow, offering three small sacrifices. The next day, he ordered a tablet for Gong Mengbi and fulfilled his promise, offering three sticks of incense every morning and evening.
Gong Mengbi wasn't greedy for the incense sticks, although the Five Ghosts needed them to inhabit and cleanse their hostility. He was seeking connections and cultivating spiritual cultivation.
Putting the Shen family's affairs aside for the moment, Gong Mengbi went to the overpass to watch the street performers early in the morning according to the information from the wandering soul.
Holding an umbrella to cover his body, he was inconspicuous in the crowd.
Earlier, a wandering spirit had reported that a father and son performing on the overpass could swallow knives, spit fire, and capture objects from thin air. Gong Mengbi had come to watch the fun.
Sure enough, I saw a father and son performing to make money.
The old father performed a chest-breaking stone slab. He placed a solid stone slab on his chest and smashed it with a sledgehammer, shattering the stone into pieces without any injury.
He also performed fire breathing, holding kerosene in his mouth and breathing out fire, which unexpectedly took the shape of a dragon, which was powerful and interesting.
My son performed a sword swallowing trick, where he stuffed a real sword that could split wood into two pieces down his throat and swallowed it completely without bleeding. He also performed a trick of capturing objects, where he would pull something hidden far away from him and then move it far away.
Gong Mengbi watched with gusto. This father and son had some skills, although they were not powerful spells, they were still extraordinary.
What is even more rare is his integrity. With such means, he does not steal or rob, but instead makes a living by performing. He is many times better than Xu Banxian.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
